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- Summary: The second full-length release from Candian Jayda G was based on recordings and journals made when she was 10-years-old and her father had died.
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- Record Label: Ninja Tune
- Genre(s): Electronic, House, Dance-Pop, Club/Dance, Left-Field House
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Positive: 7 out of 7
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Jun 16, 2023There's so much clarity and hope to be found in Jayda G's marriage of production with songwriting that any cloying moments are easily forgiven.
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Jul 11, 2023The emotional excavation Jayda G has done with her sophomore album is admirable to witness and a joy to hear.
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Jun 20, 2023On Guy, she takes time to steady herself to her inner metronome, finding her voice with her dad’s help.
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Jun 16, 2023There are catchy and effective tracks here, though also a niggling sense that she has turned her considerable talents towards sounding more like everybody else.
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Jun 16, 2023The record is an achievement of pop-house production, and Jayda's performance throughout is earnest and enthralling — It's a strong effort and vital evolution in her ever-shifting career.
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Jun 22, 2023Guy is an admirable and occasionally affecting project that balances personal vulnerabilities with uplifting and life-affirming music.
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Jun 16, 2023Its structure of pop songs threaded together with interview clips makes it feel a bit more essay-ish than the debut, which was named after a phrase Jayda often used in her final thesis. That said, Jayda does a magnificent job connecting deeply personal stories with accessible music.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Jun 21, 2023
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